At the Boeing Plant at Wichita, Kansas, several hundred volunteer ex-Boeing employees are rebuilding B-29 44-69972 back to airworthiness in the very factory where it was built in 1945. Owned by the United States Air Museum, the B-29 was recovered from China Lake, California, in 1998, and arrived at Wichita in April 2000. It is hoped that it will fly again in 2004.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-29 Superfortress - СШАUSA - 1942

Seen here in a suitably seasonal setting at Coventry in the mid-1990s, Douglas DC-3 G-AMYJ (right) is now with the Yorkshire Air Museum.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Sea Vixen FAW.1 XJ481 being lifted over the fence at Fleetlands on November 28, 2001 before its move by road to Yeovilton.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Sea Vixen / D.H.110 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

Volunteers at the Northern Aeroplane Workshops at Batley are making good progress with their Sopwith Camel replica, which is being built for the Shuttleworth Collection. The fuselage is finished, and the oil, fuel, and reserve tanks have been made.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sopwith Camel / F.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

CAF Grumman FM-2 Wildcat N5833 is to visit New Zealand.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Grumman F4F Wildcat - СШАUSA - 1937

Steve Noujaim brings FG-1D Corsair N448G into Duxford on November 21, 2001.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vought F4U Corsair - СШАUSA - 1940

Hawker Hunter Fv34070 is moved into the new museum hangar at Svedinos on November 10, 2001.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

The Ju 52 in situ on its display supports in the Brussels Air Museum on November 5, 2001. It had served with the Portuguese Air Force from 1937.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

Junkers Ju 88 Werknr 0880797 before recovery at Kinnarodden.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.88 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

Ex-Libyan Air Force SF.260C F-GMSF, seen at Schaffen-Diest in August 2001, is now HB-ERJ.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 - ИталияItaly - 1964

Airshow veteran Canberra TT.18 WJ680/G-BURM at Bournemouth Airport, shortly after its high-altitude test flight on December 1, 2001.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: English Electric / BAE Canberra - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949

Roland "Bее" Beamont watches the camera aircraft from the goldfish-bowl cockpit of VX165, the first Canberra В.2 prototype, in July 1950. Between 1951 and 1958 the Canberra set 22 world records for distance in time, and height.
Roland Beamont, in an early production Canberra B2, eases up to take a close look at Charles Sims, crouched in the restricted rear turret of an Avro Lancaster. Such professional co-operation simplified the photographer's task.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: English Electric / BAE Canberra - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949

One side of the Polikarpov I-16 replica wears Republican Civil War markings...

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Поликарпов И-16 тип 10 (17) - РоссияRussia - 1937

...while the other has a post-war Nationalist Air Force Government scheme.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Поликарпов И-16 тип 10 (17) - РоссияRussia - 1937

The freshly restored General Aircraft Hotspur HH379 ready for unveiling at the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Hotspur / Twin Hotspur / GAL.48 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

Bell 47H OO-SHW, the only example of the variant to come to Europe, is now almost complete at Weston.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell H-13 Sioux / Model 47 - СШАUSA - 1945

The majestically ugly Aviation Traders Carvair, N89FA, still in use during the summer at Tara Field near Atlanta in Georgia.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1961

The Real Aeroplane Company Spitfire XI PL965, seen on the machine's first air-to-air photographic mission since moving to Ocala, Florida.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire PR / FR - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The Minter Field Museum's Cessna UC-78 Bamboo Bomber looks as if it has just been visited by a pack of hungry Giant Pandas. It will be rebuilt.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna T-50/UC-78/JRC-1 Bobcat - СШАUSA - 1939

Stampe SV.4 ZS-UUU is re-registered as ZS-EUU, the second use of both registrations - presumably this old print is the first ZS-EUU.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stampe et Vertongen SV-4 - БельгияBelgium - 1933

J.R. Smith in his hard-working, barnstorming, banner-towing, glider-towing, parachutist-dropping Stearman, N4768V.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stearman PT-13 / PT-17 Kaydet / Model 73 (Boeing-Stearman) - СШАUSA - 1934

John Marlin's Martin-Baker M.B.5 replica now wears the colours of the prototype, and is looking increasingly complete; it should fly during 2002.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Martin-Baker MB.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

Two BT-13s at Minter Field on October 13, 2001: Mark Klein’s “M201" and Ken Bohrman’s example.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vultee Valiant / BT-13 / SNV - СШАUSA - 1939

Immortal D.H.88 Comet G-ACSS under overhaul back to flying condition at Old Warden in early December 2001. The photograph was taken by lan Frimston through an upper window in the hangar.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Comet / D.H.88 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Orenco F2 N2145 on display at Fantasy of Flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Orenco F Tourister - СШАUSA - 1920

THE APPEARANCE OF the Zogling primary glider, designed in Germany by Alexander Lippisch in the 1920s, greatly facilitated the teaching of ab initio glider pilots, and this skeletal machine with its stark simplicity was widely copied. In Britain, R.F. Dagnall produced the Dagling, with dimensions based on the Imperial system rather than the metric, and this, too, was copied by amateur builders, all of these generic machines still being called Daglings.
The two primary gliders seen here are both probably amateur-built Daglings, but little or nothing is known about them.
The glider in what appears to be an orchard seems to follow the pattern quite closely, apart from its distinctive tall rudder with its curved trailing edge, which contrasts with the craft's otherwise angular lines. The designation "JB1" is painted on the rudder, and on the back of the postcard is written: "The JB1 Dagling Type Primary Glider. wt 195lb, span 33ft. Photo taken 5.6.37". I'd love to know who "JB" was, and what adventures he had on his creation.
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Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Slingsby T.3 Dagling - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

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The other machine is of rather cruder construction, and has square-cut wingtips which reveal the deep wing section. It was photographed in countryside rather more suitable for gliding, with shallow hills; and in the middle distance, beneath the tailboom structure, may be seen what looks like a Bessoneau-type portable fabric hangar, possibly of First World War vintage. The glider seems to be held in a form of supporting framework, perhaps to enable the pupil to use it as a sort of ground trainer before essaying free flights.
Unfortunately there are no clues on the back of this picture. Any suggestions or, preferably, positive identifications, would be most welcome.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Slingsby T.3 Dagling - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930